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Publications

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Can-Do Recipes: Canned Cranberries

Publication date: Nov. 1, 2016

This four-page flier provides simple recipes using canned cranberries for foods such as Cranberry Pancakes, Cran-Apple Crisp and Cranberry Oatmeal Bars. Readers also will find directions for substituting homemade cranberry sauce in the listed recipes ...

Can-Do Recipes: Pumpkin

Publication date: Aug. 1, 2016

This flier provides simple recipes using canned pumpkin for foods such as Becky's Hearty White Bean Pumpkin Chili, a Pumpkin Peanut Butter Sandwich and Pumpkin Muffins. This four-page flier also includes a glossary of cooking terms, measurement ...

Can-Do Recipes: Peaches

Publication date: May 1, 2016

This flier provides simple recipes using canned peaches such as Peachy Boneless Chops, Georgia Peach Lettuce Salad, Peach Sorbet and more. This four-page flier also includes a glossary of cooking terms, measurement equivalents and additional cooking ...

Show Me Simple and Healthy Recipes

Publication date: Feb. 1, 2016

The Show Me Simple and Healthy Recipe Cards feature foods and beverages that:Can be used in nutrition education programs and are appropriate for use when teaching the U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans.Have been tested.Contain nutrition analysis ...

Can-Do Recipes: Pears

Publication date: Aug. 1, 2015

This flier provides simple recipes using canned pears such as pear pizza, harvest casserole, pear crumble and more. This four-page flier also includes a glossary of cooking terms, measurement equivalents and additional cooking info about canned pears ...

Can-Do Recipes: Pork

Publication date: Oct. 1, 2014

This flier provides simple recipes using canned pork such as pork pozole, family breakfast skillet, quick and easy pot pie and more. This four-page flier also includes a glossary of cooking terms, measurement equivalents and additional cooking info ...

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Missouri Master Gardener Online Core Training - Fall 2022

Aug. 13, 2022 - Dec. 31, 2022

online $200.00

Your $200 registration fee includes a FREE Missouri Master Gardener Core Manual. To receive your manual, you must login to the course and follow the instructions in the first module for placing the order using a discount code. Please place your order ...

Food Preservation 2022

online $30.00

This self-paced course provides research based information needed to safely and successfully preserve food at home. Participants of all levels of food preservation experience are welcome, including individuals with little or no previous food ...

The Beginning Gardener-Getting Started with Vegetables 2021

Feb. 27, 2021 - April 17, 2021

online $40.00

Thank you for enrolling in the The Beginning Gardener Series. This course is designed to give you just enough information to plant your first vegetable garden, without overwhelming you with too much detail. This is a self-paced course designed for ...

Fundamentals of Supervision

July 1, 2021 - Oct. 31, 2021

online $240.00

Transitioning to a supervisory role can be difficult; it can be challenging to be the boss of those who used to be your peers. As an individual contributor, you developed specific technical expertise that made you proficient in completing ...

Becoming an Engaged Neighbor

March 20, 2021 - May 2, 2021

online $50.00

Becoming an engaged neighbor means learning and using the names of people who live next to you, developing relationships with them, and being involved in your neighborhood. It does take time and effort. But there are personal and community benefits. ...

21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader

April 11, 2021 - June 11, 2021

online $50.00

Everything rises and falls on leadership. The challenge is that leadership develops from the inside out. If you can become the leader you ought to be on the inside, you will be able to become the leader you want to be on the outside. Learn more about ...

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MU Extension in Jefferson County
301 3rd Street
PO Box 497
Hillsboro, MO 63050

Phone:
636-797-5391

Fax:
636-797-9074

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8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday